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Sculptor:
Buyens, Alois G.  Search this
Founder:
Ames Manufacturing Company  Search this
Subject:
Columbus, Christopher  Search this
Queen Isabella  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete and marble
Culture:
Italian  Search this
Spanish  Search this
Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Church of St. Anthony of Padua 250 Revere Street Revere Massachusetts 02151
Date:
Cast 1892. Dedicated Oct. 12, 1892. Relocated 1925
Notes:
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
Image on file.
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 169.
A. BUYENS, BOSTON 1892 / AMES MFG. CO. CHICOPEE, MASS signed founder's mark appears.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
A standing portrait of Christopher Columbus with his proper right hand pointing to a globe and his proper left hand pointing toward heaven. The sculpture rests on a square base adorned with two bronze relief plaques. The front of the base contains a bronze relief depicting Columbus holding a trowel in his proper right hand and kneeling in front of a cross he has just erected. His men stand and kneel behind him. On the other side of the cross there is a Native American and a religious figure giving a blessing. The north side of the base contains a bronze relief depicting a woman holding a cornucopia and standing in a chariot that is drawn by a horse. A bright star appears over her proper right shoulder. Columbus leads the horse and chariot toward a throned figure of Queen Isabella of Spain.
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Other--Explorer  Search this
Occupation--Transportation--Navigator  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Object--Other--Globe  Search this
Dress--Historic--Renaissance Dress  Search this
History--Exploration--Americas  Search this
History--United States--Discovery of U.S  Search this
Portrait female--Bust  Search this
Occupation--Other--Aristocrat  Search this
Architecture--Vehicle--Carriage  Search this
Animal--Horse  Search this
Emblem--Cross  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Occupation--Religion  Search this
Control number:
IAS 87740259
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_299858